diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index 7b1212efacfc..4548134f1f9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   
   configureFlags = "shared";
   
-  #patches = if stdenv.system == "i686-darwin" then [ ./darwin-arch.patch ] else [];
+  patches = if stdenv.system == "i686-darwin" then [ ./darwin-arch.patch ] else [];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.openssl.org/;